COX, Michael Richard D. Ethridge It shall compare such dental examination records with dental records filed with it and shall determine which scoring probabilities are the highest for the purposes of identification. Baby Girl Stephens James W. Shook HARRIS, Renardo David P. Biber Donald A. Cook Gunthe Kunde 17-0225 Boddy Gene Cauvel, died at age 58 on 01/20/17 of natural causes at home in Tacoma. The descriptive information from missing person's reports and dental data submitted to the Washington state patrol missing and unidentified persons unit shall be recorded and maintained by the Washington state patrol missing and unidentified persons unit in the applicable dedicated missing person's databases. BLACK, James Jerry Strand [10], On June 27, 2007, the partial skeletal remains of a young to middle aged man were found in the Spokane River, east of the Washington Street Bridge in Spokane, Washington. Blair, Kathryn Jonathan Caldwell The area the man was found in was about 10 miles north of US Route 2, and was apparently frequented by transients. The challenges in Washington State for missing and unidentified persons are complex and part of a national problem. David R. Patterson The dental identification system shall maintain a file of information regarding persons reported to it as missing. Saul Martinez-Hernandez Greer J. Quillin Paul Martin Anderson Taylor, Jr. 18-1594 Tammy Kent, unknown age, unknown date of death, found cremated remains at a Pierce Transit bus stop in Tacoma on 12/30/17. The Honorable . Meliton Cardoso Bryan Daniel [1], Othram Inc. was asked to assist with the man's identification in January 2021. CURVIN, Charles NEUMAN, Valorie PUCKETT, Nancy Paul Goldsmith SYHORATH, Kikeo Walter Eden Donald Brooks Carl F. Chilcote Robert Miller Anglinina Pulphus Unidentified Persons This page contains descriptions of unidentified remains whose cases have been processed by the Medical Examiner's Office. The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs) is a national information clearinghouse and resource center for missing, unidentified, and unclaimed person cases across the United States. Carol Zaugg, Link/share our site at www.kingcounty.gov/examiner/indigent, Find certified small business contractors and suppliers, List of names from the 2019 burial ceremony, List of names from the 2014 burial ceremony, List of names from the 2016 burial ceremony, List of names from the 2017 burial ceremony. Call 911 to report someone missing. Jerry S. Threlkeld Laszlo Nagy POTIER, David HAGE, Mark Van Duzer Forest State Scenic Corridor in rural Lincoln County. WALLACE, Dennis WIER, Rami Baby Girl Pugsley The accidents occurred . John Martin Given the sensitive nature of the information presented within this site, every effort has been made to present it in a way that is not offensive or uncomfortable for the viewer. Recent Updates; Archive; Case Files. Mark A. Sarnes Alvin Prater Delores G. Saas (4) If any person to whom the right of control has vested pursuant to subsection (3) of this section has been arrested or charged with first or second degree murder or first degree manslaughter in connection with the decedent's death, the right of control is relinquished and passed on in accordance with subsection (3) of this section. GREEN, William BARNES, Ronald John Truman Richard Brown PLUM, William Costas J. Rakas (2)(a) The county coroner, medical examiner, or prosecuting attorney may withhold any information which directly or indirectly identifies a decedent until either: (i) A notification period of forty-eight hours has elapsed after identification of the decedent by such official; or. Michael D. Muir Rudy Castillo Wilbert Johnson, Jr. KEMPLE, Craig washington state unidentified remains Unidentified skeletal remains, believed to be of a woman, found along the Snoqualmie River near Fall City on Sept. 6, 1991. . Snohomish County Government 3000 Rockefeller Avenue Everett, WA 98201 Phone: Medical Examiner's Infectious Disease Procedures, For Funeral Home and Crematorium Use Only. It is designed to collect and. Call 911 to report someone missing. Lisa Puhlman HARPER, John Katheryn Easterwood James Roundtree The King County Medical Examiner's Office is seeking the public's assistance in identifying cold cases of unidentified remains. Investigators conducted isotope testing on the body and found that she may have spent her childhood or adolescence in Oregon or Northern California. Leal-Dias, Jaime . Douglas Heath William Bailes Drewniak, Everett Height, weight, hair color and eye color could not be ascertained. Brown, David Morris, Randall She was estimated to be between 20 and 30 years old. Melani Larson He remains unclaimed by his family. 17-0308 Chan Sap, died at age 68 on 02/03/17 of natural causes while hospitalized in Tacoma. Please click on. Gordon T. Standinghorn A .22-caliber revolver was found near his body leading investigators to believe he committed suicide. The DNA Doe Project attempted to take on the case, however due to degraded or contaminated DNA, their involvement is currently on hold until further notice. Floyd G. Stern Morgan, Joseph Lytton, Jade Found Aug. 20, 1984, in Lake Washington, near bathhouse at 800 Lake Washington Boulevard, with throat slashed. Brian Knutson told The Seattle Times. She left behind a suicide note as well as luggage, clothing and jewelry, none of which revealed her identity.[8]. Charles Ojuri Patricia Toothill CAMERON, Robert David Smith Overall, her cranium and three other bone fragments were recovered. PARSONS, Wayne Alicia A. Comsa Damon Thomas Douglas Miller Roberto B. Figueroa YORO, Malcolm Male, white or Hispanic, estimated to be 5'3" - 5'11" tall and unknown weight. John B. Leslie Gilbert Lira-Garcia Disposition of human remains following cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction may also occur on private property, with the consent of the property owner; and on public or government lands or waters with the approval of the government agency that has either jurisdiction or control, or both, of the lands or waters. SELLERS, Denise Allen A. Sprague Linda Edwards Iris J. Ashleywing Allen Franklin (a) Upon determination that the remains are nonforensic, the coroner must notify the department of archaeology and historic preservation within two business days. The King County Indigent Remains program provides cremation and a proper burial for individuals who are indigent and who have died in King County. FOOTE, Vincent Jack Leroy Gallaci 17-0130 Joseph John Hadel (Deshotel), died at age 74 on 01/15/17 of natural causes at home in Tacoma. Bruce Stolzman Burnham, Troy No family was found for him. Saing Thaopaset Steven Sadowski No family was found for him. On October 19, 1981, the sparse skeletal remains of a young white woman were found in a dumping site in a wooded area of Olympia, Washington. She remains unclaimed by her family. WEIDEL, Paul Tana R. Stumpf Clifford Solomon, Jr. Steven Manuel Jackson, Jesse Constantin Marinescu Smiths husband had found her car parked near the Elwha River Bridge, west of Port Angeles after her disappearance. David Reitsma Harberts, Candace MCGEE, Sheldon LEYDA, Robert Summary: On December 13, 1996, skeletonized remains were located in a wilderness area east of Trabuco Creek Road in the unincorporated area of Trabuco Canyon. Mccartin, Catherine Mcmullan, Jeffrey Richard E. Maas By Mary Jordan. Emiliano L. Quintero Ian Rogers Any person knowing of the existence of skeletal human remains and not having good reason to believe that the coroner and local law enforcement has notice thereof and who fails to give notice to the coroner and local law enforcement, is guilty of a misdemeanor. WA Washington State - Unidentified Persons & Cold Cases. Carla J. Suriano He remains unclaimed by his family. Abstract. Unidentified decedents are the name given to a person who has died through non-homicidal means in which law enforcement were unable to identify through conventional means. David Martin Selena Macdougall Steven R. Forbus As soon as possible after collecting the DNA samples, the sheriff, chief of police, or other law enforcement authority shall submit the DNA samples to the appropriate laboratory. In any case in which an autopsy or postmortem is performed, the coroner or medical examiner, upon his or her own authority or upon the request of the prosecuting attorney or other law enforcement agency having jurisdiction, may make or cause to be made an analysis of the stomach contents, blood, or organs, or tissues of a deceased person and secure professional opinions thereon and retain or dispose of any specimens or organs of the deceased which in his or her discretion are desirable or needful for anatomic, bacteriological, chemical, or toxicological examination or upon lawful request are needed or desired for evidence to be presented in court. (b) Upon receiving notice from a coroner of a finding of nonforensic skeletal human remains, the department must notify the appropriate local cemeteries, and all affected Indian tribes via certified mail to the head of the appropriate tribal government, and contact the appropriate tribal cultural resources staff within two business days of the finding. Dwight James Gary Steiner Near Great Northern Railroad tracks in Goldbar, Wa. Kathleen Arita, 38, Boeing computer operator from Renton, found May 9, 1984 near Star Lake off South . Walter Sumoski SGLANO OREGON, Francisca Native American or white male, approximately 5' tall, clothing included a red/orange and white/grey plaid shirt, khaki pants and a 33 - 34" belt. Kelly Bibby The money helped the sheriff's office partner with Othram Labs, located in The Woodlands, Texas, which provided a list of people related to the missing person's DNA. (2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, when the county bears the cost of an autopsy, it shall be reimbursed from the death investigations account, established by RCW. PORT ANGELES, Wash. -- A sheriff's office in Washington state used crowdfunding to pay for advanced DNA testing and genetic genealogy research that helped identify a missing woman's remains. Dale Todd He or she must also give a bond with two sureties, that each body so by him or her received will be used only for the promotion of anatomical science, and that it will be used for such purpose in this state only, and so as in no event to outrage the public feeling. CAIN, Karen Freddie Prince Albert L. Delp Jr. Unlawful to refuse burial to non-Caucasian. Every physician or surgeon before receiving the dead body must give to the board or officer surrendering the same to him or her a certificate from the medical society of the county in which he or she resides, or if there is none, from the board of supervisors of the same, that he or she is a fit person to receive such dead body. Gillian Timms Carlos V. Batoon 1481(a) (1)-(8) in any branch of the United States armed forces, United States reserve forces, or national guard; (b) The designated agent of the decedent as directed through a written document signed and dated by the decedent in the presence of a witness. Joseph Graham William H. Tullett Comparison of State Laws Relating to Reporting Missing . Willard Neal In addition, over nineteen thousand missing persons cases and over four thousand unidentified persons cases that were included in the national missing and unidentified persons system have been resolved. Almost three-quarters of unidentified persons were reported by 5 states; Arizona, California, Florida, New York, and Texas. Bette Hayes Laurence H. Ebersole (1) Any person, not authorized or directed by the coroner or medical examiner or their deputies, who removes the body of a deceased person not claimed by a relative or friend, or moves, disturbs, molests, or interferes with the human remains coming within the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner as set forth in RCW 68.50.010, to any James Edward Moore (3) The county coroner, medical examiner, or prosecuting attorney having jurisdiction may release information contained in a report of death, as defined in chapter, A dental identification system is established in the identification section of the Washington state patrol. Every person who performs a disposition of any human remains, except as otherwise provided by law, in any place, except in a cemetery or a building dedicated exclusively for religious purposes, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Overturf, Harrison Costs shall be borne by the county. Kathy Estrada Aaron Roberts She remains unclaimed by her family. BENNER, Jerry KAPHAEM, William Wallace Nolen Jr. Paula Jacobs Information submitted to the national missing and unidentified persons system must include, to the extent information is available, a detailed personal description, DNA information, copies of fingerprints on standardized eight inch by eight inch fingerprint cards or the equivalent digital image, forensic dental examination records, and other identifying data, including date and place of death. The Snohomish County Medical Examiners Office is seeking assistance in identifying the unidentified remains listed below. Raynene Taylor Kimberley Ahrnkiel John James Assad They have been created to generate leads in the investigation and to enhance the possibility of successfully identifying any of these individuals. Jack Pesterkoff NOTICE: All emails, and attachments, sent to and from Snohomish County are public records and may be subject to disclosure pursuant to the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56). 17-1098 Larry A. Heathcock, died at age 60 on 05/17/17 of natural causes while hospitalized in Puyallup. Rogelio Garcia Myung Hu Lee Randall Searle (i) Up to forty percent of the cost of contracting for the services of a pathologist to perform an autopsy; (ii) Up to 30 percent of the salary of pathologists who are primarily engaged in performing autopsies and are (A) county coroners or county medical examiners, or (B) employees of a county coroner or county medical examiner; and, (iii) One hundred percent of the cost of autopsies conducted under RCW, (b) When the county bears the cost of an autopsy of a child under the age of three whose death was sudden and unexplained, the county shall be reimbursed for the expenses of the autopsy when the death scene investigation and the autopsy have been conducted under RCW. Robert Nelson GOODS, Kevin The database is searchable by the public using a missing persons name and year of birth. Campbell, Gary Leroy A. Freimuth Jr. Janis Garlasa If the body or human remains are still unidentified thirty days after discovery, the county coroner or county medical examiner investigating the death must, as soon as practicable, submit information regarding the body or remains to the national missing and unidentified persons system created by the United States department of justice's national institute of justice. If you have any information about this case, please call the Snohomish County Medical Examiners Office at (425) 438-6200. more info Missing Persons Robin Germain Martin Thilges Urns containing the cremated remains . HILL, Barbara Alejandro Ruiz Larry W. Taylor The missing person's dentist or dentists shall provide diagnostic quality copies of the missing person's dental records or original dental records to the sheriff, chief of police, county coroner or county medical examiner, or other law enforcement authority, when presented with the written consent from the missing person's family or next of kin or with a statement from the sheriff, chief of police, county coroner or county medical examiner, or other law enforcement authority that the missing person's family or next of kin could not be located in the exercise of due diligence or that the missing person's family or next of kin refuse to consent to the release of the missing person's dental records and there is reason to believe that the missing person's family or next of kin may have been involved in the missing person's disappearance. David C. Stuart If the county coroner or county medical examiner investigating a death is unable to establish the identity of a body or human remains by visual means, fingerprints, or other identifying data, he or she shall have a qualified dentist, as determined by the county coroner or county medical examiner, carry out a dental examination of the body or human remains. EMLER, Judith BATCHOO, Farook ALLEN Ill, Robert It appeared that the decedent was camping in the woods at that location. [7], A woman who checked into a Seattle hotel under the pseudonym "Mary A. Anderson" was found dead in her room by hotel staff on October 11, 1996. (1) Whenever any human remains shall have been in the lawful possession of any person, firm, corporation, or association for a period of ninety days or more, and the relatives of, or persons interested in, the deceased person shall fail, neglect, or refuse to direct the disposition, the human remains may be disposed of by the person, firm, corporation, or association having such lawful possession thereof, under and in accordance with rules adopted by the funeral and cemetery board, not inconsistent with any statute of the state of Washington or rule adopted by the state board of health. Walter E. Olsen Michael G. Shirey Mccauley, Scott D. The remains are from 2016, 2017, and 2018, and include people from all across the county. EARLY, Larry Tag: unidentified remains Medical Examiner's Office identifies a man 35 years after his death in a Seattle Park. Here I am". He was estimated to be between 30 and 55 years old, was between 5 feet 3 inches and 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighed between 130 and 180 pounds. The dental identification system shall act as a repository or computer center or both with respect to such dental examination records. David L. Rubelman WEIDENKELLER, James Investigators believe that he may have been a student at a local school, due to having multiple pencils on his persons as well as a book for contemporary mathematics skills. 16-2138 Charles Wesley Reynolds, died at age 60 on 11/24/16 of natural causes in his car in a hotel parking lot in Tacoma. 17-0301 Barbara Ann Gibson, died at age 62 on 02/03/17 of natural causes while on hospice in University Place. Russell Keigley Search unidentified remains reports; Bremerton death reports; Coroners & Medical Examiners near Bremerton . Donald Slyter Case files for Doe Network unidentified persons, deceased and living, located in the United States, organized by state. Richard Wayne Fox ROSENBLOOM, Julia DUNCAN, James Alfred Voegele 5:56 PM. (2) Every person who purchases or receives, except for burial or final disposition, human remains or any part thereof, knowing that the same has been removed contrary to the foregoing provisions, is guilty of a class C felony. No family was found for him. Illyeanna M. Latorres Lagasca, Felix Eric Pfankuche Description. 17-1601 Edward Charles Henderson, died at age 67 on 07/11/17 of natural causes while hospitalized in Puyallup. City of Death. William D. Moen Lines, John He was known as "Bicycle Man" to authorities and locals, as he had a gray 10-speed bicycle around with him normally, that he kept in good shape. Darwin Gifford Iverson, Debra John Bendele Donald Noble 17-1420 Dennice Secrist, died at age 65 on 07/07/17 of natural causes while hospitalized in Tacoma. If the county coroner or county medical examiner with the aid of the dental examination and other identifying findings is still unable to establish the identity of the body or human remains, he or she shall prepare and forward such dental examination records within thirty days of the date the body or human remains were found to the dental identification system of the state patrol identification and criminal history section on forms supplied by the state patrol for such purposes. Donald Curry Jean Blanchard Gerald Sauve (b) A coroner, medical examiner, or his or her designee may not publicly discuss his or her findings outside of formal court or inquest proceedings if there is a pending or active criminal investigation, or a criminal or civil action, concerning a death that has commenced prior to January 1, 2014. The family member or representative may not conduct any practices or ceremonies until the county coroner and the lead investigator provide their authorization. He had brown hair. Unlawful disturbance, removal, or sale of human remains, Human remains that have not been disposed. County commissioners to dispose of remains of indigents: RCW 36.39.030. (2) Any person engaged in ground disturbing activity and who encounters or discovers skeletal human remains in or on the ground shall: (a) Immediately cease any activity which may cause further disturbance; (b) Make a reasonable effort to protect the area from further disturbance; (c) Report the presence and location of the remains to the coroner and local law enforcement in the most expeditious manner possible; and. NOTICE: All emails, and attachments, sent to and from Snohomish County are public records and may be subject to disclosure pursuant to the Public Records Act (RCW 42.56). Hong Chi Ha BOWING, Lori Gordon, Ernest Olivet Cemetery, 100 Blaine Avenue NE, in Renton. Susan Bellow George Bruce STREETER JR., Leslie 17-1335 Vicki Lynn Emery, died at age 59 on 07/01/17 of natural causes while homeless in Tacoma. PENTELTON, Henry Julian Miller Grace M. Sherrill Funeral directors and embalmers account and cemetery account abolished, moneys transferred to funeral and cemetery account, Immunity for determining cause and manner of death, Transportation of remains directed by coroner or medical examiner. The legislature recognizes that participating in this centralized and nationally based system is to the advantage of the citizens of the state, and intends to establish a system of consistent statewide participation in order to achieve its full benefit." Stewart Martin WALDEN, Eric Hasson, Delores Raymond L. Houle Washington State Website (access.wa.gov) Kitsap County Website (www.kitsapgov.com) . Edstrom, Bradley GONZALES, Christina, GONZALEZ, Robert GILLIS, Sterling Weston Munro When a person reported missing has not been found within thirty days of the report, or at any time the investigating agency suspects criminal activity to be the basis of the victim being missing, the sheriff, chief of police, county coroner or county medical examiner, or other law enforcement authority initiating and conducting the investigation for the missing person shall: (1) File a missing person's report with the Washington state patrol missing and unidentified persons unit; (2) initiate the collection of DNA samples from the known missing person and their family members for nuclear and mitochondrial DNA testing along with the necessary consent forms; (3) ask the missing person's family or next of kin to give written consent to contact the dentist or dentists of the missing person and request the person's dental records; and (4) enter the case into the national crime information center system through the Washington state patrol electronic database. HILBERT, Wilson Grady Forest Melvin Rubin National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: (800) 843-5678 or (800) THE-LOST. The national missing and unidentified persons system also has the ability to compile potentially identifiable information and available biometric data, such as DNA, including family reference samples, dental records, and fingerprints. Lynda Earls No family was found for her. Dodd, Kristina If you check with the Sheriff's Office and they tell you that the person you are missing is not in the system, ask that they take a new missing person report. MEREDITH, Judith Following concerns they were improperly stored and part of homicide investigations, Central Washington University transferred the remains of 13 people whose bones were stored in its anthropology . HARRIS, George Michael Stinson Larry Thompson (4) Every person who removes, disinters, or mutilates human remains from a place of interment, without authority of law, is guilty of a class C felony. Filipietz, John D. Robin Johnson He remains unclaimed by his family. The county coroner and the lead investigator from the law enforcement agency of jurisdiction must provide the family member or representative with a list containing any conduct the family member or representative is prohibited from doing when interacting with the remains, including an explanation of why the conduct is prohibited. DYE, Kevin If you have previously filed a missing persons report and they are still missing, call the Snohomish County Sheriffs Office at (425) 388-3393 (then press 0) with the persons full name and date of birth and ask to check that they are still entered as a missing person. Linda Perchyk Cheryl Y. Taylor Release of information concerning a death. Eva P. Curtis Richie Roberts Steven Hahn Washington, DC Jane Does - 2. Joseph Avand Hall, William 17-0068 Dong Ho Chung, died at age 84 on 01/07/17 of natural causes while hospitalized in Lakewood. HUMAN REMAINS Sections NOTES: Burial-transit and disinterment permits Final disposition of human remains: RCW 70.58A.210. William Poston Luverne Dehline Deanna Simon 17-0526 Randy Jay Steele, died at age 40 on 03/03/17 at a hospital in Lakewood after an accidental overdose in Spanaway. Robert J. Lynn Burial, cremation, alkaline hydrolysis, or natural organic reduction. Upon knowledge from the national crime information center system, the Washington state patrol's crime information center, or similar or subsequent authority, that a person in custody at a jail, or being released from custody, is the subject of a missing person's report, the jail shall notify the agency of original jurisdiction for the missing person's report. Doo Y. Lim Dean Moss Carson, Raymond The dental identification system shall act as a repository or computer center or both for dental examination records and it shall be responsible for comparing such records with dental records filed under RCW. A determination that remains are nonforensic does not create a presumption of removal or nonremoval. Danny Tirao Randolph Vaught This fact sheet on the Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA's) Missing and Unidentified Human Remains (MUHR) Program provides a brief introduction to the program, which aims to help jurisdictions become more self-reliant and self-sufficient in reducing their backlog of missing persons and unidentified human remains cases. It is our hope that the use of the Internet will greatly expand our reach and assist in finding relatives or friends of these persons. Carol A. Iverson Donald E. Manson She has never been heard from again. The UnClaimed Persons database contains information about deceased persons who have been identified by name, but for whom no next of kin or family member has been identified or located to claim the body for burial or other disposition. Karen L. Johanson The National Institute of Justice estimates that there are 40,000 unidentified remains in the United States and that there are as many as 100,000 active missing person's cases at any given time (National Missing and Unidentified Persons System, 2011). SPIVEY, Charles Richard Johnson . (d) The affected tribes have five business days to respond via telephone or writing to the department as to their interest in the remains. [13]. Brown hair, no clothing and no other articles with the body. It shall be the duty of every person who knows of the existence and location of human remains coming under the jurisdiction of the coroner or medical examiner as set forth in RCW, Whenever a coroner or medical examiner assumes jurisdiction over human remains and directs transportation of those remains by a funeral establishment, as defined in RCW. No family was found for him. Roland Gilland Kathleen Mcardle Manson was a student at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington in 1974. Kenneth S. Daft Marjorie Fabian 17-1687 Patrick A. Lee, died at age 60 on 08/27/17 of natural causes while hospitalized in Tacoma. 17-0916 John Phillip Stone, died at age 65 on 04/26/17 of natural causes at home in Puyallup. The remains of a young girl have been discovered along the H.B. Henness, Douglas Floyd D. Hopkins FOWLER, Richard John Marcing Kevin Smith Lammermann, Jessie It is our hope that the use of the Internet will greatly expand our reach and assist in finding relatives or friends of these persons. Items of note found at the scene were a shoelace and a crude cross made out of sticks. Steven D. Martindale GRIFFITHS, John The UnClaimed Persons database contains information about deceased persons who have been identified by name, but for whom no next of kin or family member has been identified or located to claim the body for burial or other disposition. He was found wearing a woven cotton long-sleeved undershirt, a pair of long underwear, a red flannel shirt, a black or gray suit-type jacket, a pair of black or gray trousers, a pair of gray or brown stockings, a leather belt with the initials "GRN" on the buckle, and a pair of black 'Winthrop' brand Oxford-type shoes with metal, leather or paper arch supports inserted in. Very poor dental health Clarence E. Turley The cause and manner of death are undetermined. Michael Gladson Description. PERKINS, Twila Morales-Moreno, Juan The body of an elderly man was found in a tent at the base of a rock retaining wall along the 2200 block of North Albina and N. Interstate on July 4, 2000. Searches of missing person reports from across the United States, Canada and Interpol failed to identify her, and her fingerprints were not on file with the FBI. AHMED, Fouad Delores M. Chapel